“God’s Strong Hand”
Saturday, August 3, 2024Key Verse
“Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and his arm shall rule for him: behold, his reward is with him, and his work before him” (Isaiah 40:10).
Text — Isaiah 40:9-11
Message
Pharaoh kept God’s people in servitude while the Egyptians enjoyed the gains of slavery. This story is profoundly narrated in the book of Exodus. However, God arose to halt this evil and injustice (Psalm 68:1). This panoramic story of God’s deliverance is well captioned in our topic – “God’s strong hand.”
Our text reveals how Isaiah as a prophet confidently proclaimed God’s message to the Israelites at the time of their need for divine help knowing that God is able to deliver. He pointedly told the people to be calm and not to fear for God would never come late to deliver His people. When we are born again, we become children of God which makes us qualified to secure God’s help in difficult times. God will show Himself strong for His children with stretched out arms to help. Today, God is providing admissions to institutions of higher learning, giving scholarships, subduing enemies of progress, averting mishaps, and healing all incurable sicknesses. If you are yet to become one of His children, turn to Him today in repentance for salvation.
Quote
Secure God’s help in difficult times.
Challenge
What God cannot do does not exist.
Prayer for today
Lord, show your outstretched arm in my situation.
About Author - Pastor W.F. Kumuyi
Listed among “500 most powerful people on the planet” by the Foreign Policy magazine in 2013, Pastor (Dr.) William F. Kumuyi is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. DCLM started in 1973 as a 15-member Bible study group right in Kumuyi’s apartment at University of Lagos where he was a lecturer. His revolutionary Bible teaching on personal holiness and commitment to evangelism soon gained so much traction and resulted in a widespread revival.
